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This cell line shows increased telomerase activity and long telomeres of about 12 kb as assessed by terminal restriction fragment lengths (TRF) analysis. Morphologically, the cells are similar to early passage cultures: smaller cells with a larger nucleus to cytoplasm ratio. Genetic instability studies using flow cytometry and FISH reveal the retention of elevated tetraploidy (G2/tetraploidy) in the hTERT-immortalized cells, similar to the non-transduced parental cells.
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Freshney RI. Culture of Animal Cells: A Manual of Basic Technique, 5th edition. New York: Wiley Liss; 2005. For more information on enzymatic dissociation and subculturing of cell lines see Chapter 13.
